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Letters to Barron’s

Letters to Barron’s about trade barriers, the stock market’s view of presidential candidates, and the challenges posed by big deficits.

December 31, 2016

Protection, Pro and Con

To the Editor: In Part 4 of “Saving America” (“Donald Trump’s Worst Idea: Trade Barriers,” Cover Story, Dec. 17) Gene Epstein laid out an important case for low tariffs, but that misses the point. China gets to participate in the free market without having to follow the rules of a free market.

Since countries have things like dumping taxes on China, there is probably some truth on China’s side. But whether its narrative is true or not, it’s important to clarify the vilified “populist” and...